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HOW TO ACHIEVE UNIFORM STATISTICS ON TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

INCONSISTENCIES IN MANNER OF REPORTING TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE UNIFORM PRIMARY STATISTICS. A SYSTEM USED IN DENMARK SINCE 1967 IS DESCRIBED. THE SYSTEM INCLUDES ALL ACCIDENTS INVOLVING PERSONAL INJURY WHERE A POLICE REPORT IS MADE. THE FIRST PART OF THE REPORT IS FILLED OUT BY THE POLICEMAN. THE SECOND PART IS A QUESTIONNAIRE COMPLETED IN THE POLICE DISTRICT BY SPECIALLY- TRAINED POLICEMEN IN CHARGE OF THE ANALYSIS AND DETAILED TREATMENT OF THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. THESE DATA ARE THEN TRANSFERRED TO PUNCHED CARDS AND PROCESSED STATISTICALLY. /HSL/